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TT 2019: So that’s it for now until 6pm this evening when the TT tries again…
Sigh… so here we go with the plan as it NOW stands for later on today (Wednesday). Effectively, the action for the daytime has been abandoned for today because of the rain and that means that the second Supersport TT race has been moved to tomorrow (Thursday). This evening then the plan is for the…
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TT 2019: Racing now due to start at 3pm and the Supersport race is dropping to three laps. Rain issues continue…
So the rain is continuing to play silly buggers with the TT schedule today and the latest change (this is all on-the-hoof so it could change again anytime soon) is that the racing will now start at 3pm and the Supersport race will drop from four to three laps PLUS there will be a COMPULSORY…
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TT 2019: Another 30 minute delay announced for today’s racing… there’s rain on the west of The Island…
So with news from the Clerk of the Course that rain is falling on the west of the Isle of Man right now, the racing action has been further put back by 30 minutes. This means that the plan right now is for the second Supersport TT Race of this week will now (hopefully) get…
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PATENTS: Aprilia’s RS660 production drawings now filed. It looks EXACTLY like the bike in our spy shot video. Hurrah!
We’ve been bringing you the first looks at the production version of the 2020 Aprilia RS660 road bike undergoing an extensive road and track testing regime since the start of the year – and now the firm’s official patents for the bike have been filed. And yes the bike in the designs does look virtually…
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TT 2019: Today’s racing already delayed by two hours because of the weather – due to get going at 12.45pm.
ACU Clerk of the Course Gary Thompson has shifted the provisional schedule for today (Wednesday) by two hours in order to let forecasted rain to pass over The Island and the roads to dry. Here’s the new schedule and the continuing schedule for tomorrow (Thursday) as it stands at the moment: Wednesday Race and Qualifying…
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The new light up helmet design that is free-tech for every biker’s safety
Now this is something that has really caught our eye – shown for the first time on the Dezeen.com website, this helmet design by Joe Doucet could really be a part of the future of helmets. That’s because Doucet has not patented his idea or the tech he’s used to make it happen. the designer…
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VIDEO: Aprilia’s RS 660 caught on FILM.
Aprilia’s new RS 660 has been caught out track testing once again – but this time we’ve got our hands on some footage of the new Italian supersport in action. https://www.facebook.com/ApriliaCup/videos/2577483428964228/ Following on from spy shots of Aprilia’s RS 660 out testing earlier this year at Vallelunga, footage has appeared of the new supersport testing…
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TT 2019: Here’s the new schedule for WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY at the Isle of Man TT.
Gary Thompson, Clerk of the Course for the Isle of Man TT, has just released this revised schedule for the next couple of days on The Island. Bear in mind that with the weather being so up and down at the moment, this schedule is a ‘best guess’ scenario – so this is as we…
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TT 2019: That’s it people – racing at the Isle of Man is OFF for today. Sigh.
It’s just been announced by the Clerk of the Course, but there will be no racing today on The Island due to the poor weather right now that’s going to get even more poor throughout the course of the day. A new schedule of events will be issued soon, when we have it we’ll let…
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TT 2019: Tuesday’s morning news: Racing scheduled – but the weather’s looking manky…
Island racing fans are going to have all ears open for an announcement by the Clerk of the Course at 10am this morning about is today’s on-track action happens. With the roads due to start closing at 10.45am, it’s going to be a busy day on The Island – but with such a poor forecast…
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TT 2019: Lee Johnston gets first TT win in Supersport race
Monster Energy Supersport TT Races tend to be exciting affairs and Monday evening’s edition was not an exception. Right from the start there were just fractions between the leaders at Glen Helen. James Hillier had the advantage as they passed Dave Christian in the Manx Radio TT commentary box for the first time, but he…
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TT 2019: Daley Mathison
Stockton on Tees rider Daley Mathison has lost his life following an accident in the RST Superbike TT Race on Monday morning. Daley, who debuted at the TT in 2013, was riding for the Penz13.com team and started 19th in today’s race. A popular rider, Daley had achieved some notable successes at the TT including…
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TT 2019: Here’s the COMPLETE ITV4 broadcast times for EVERY Isle of Man TT programme the channel is showing. Don’t miss a single thing with this guide.
Here’s where you can find the details of EVERY scheduled bit of ITV4 programming around the 2019 TT. We’re putting the whole thing up throughout Race Week so that you can pick and choose on the ITV Player as you need to. Or watch it tonight… that’d work too… Thursday 30th May at 9am is…
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TT 2019 RESULT: The Birchalls take first sidecar win of 2019 and come CLOSE to the magical, first 120mph lap.
Locate.im Sidecar Race One – 3 laps, 113.19 miles Tom and Ben Birchall kicked off the three-wheeled action in position one with John Holden and Lee Cain second, Tim Reeves and Mark Wilkes headed off in third place – before the racers got underway they were given a warning about lesser adhesion at Snugborough, likely…
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TT 2019 RESULT: Hickman takes Superbike TT race win in red-flagged first race this year. Harrison just behind in second, Cummins third.
RST Superbike Race It was Conor Cummins who was away in the number one spot, followed by Dean Harrison. John McGuinness made his return to racing at The Island on the Norton in third with Ian Hutchinson fourth, James Hillier fifth on the Kawasaki and Michael Dunlop away in sixth. Peter Hickman, the man who…
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TT 2019: Man threatens TT marshals with axe!
Police were called to Laurel Bank on ‘Mad Sunday’ yesterday to a report of a man being abusive and threatening marshals. Officers say the man entered the TT Course, in the section before Glen Helen, waving an axe and then barricaded himself inside a van before he was arrested. It happened while roads were closed…
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TT 2019: Here’s the schedule for today PLUS the Superbike Race start list
So here we go then, this is a provisional schedule for today – we’ve put the start list for the Superbike Race below: 09:15 Mountain road closes 10:00 Rest of Course closes 10:45 RST Superbike TT Race – 4 laps 13:00 Locate.im Sidecar TT Race 1 – 3 laps 15:00 Lightweight qualifying 15:55 TT Zero…
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TT 2019: Holden & Cain top the sidecar leaderboard on Sunday
After four full days of inactivity due to the weather on the Isle of Man, the second qualifying session for sidecars at the 2019 Isle of Man TT races, fuelled by Monster Energy, finally got underway on Sunday afternoon. After four full days of inactivity due to the weather on the Isle of Man, the…
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TT 2019: Conor goes top of Sunday qualifying, Birchalls chasing Holden/Cain
Ramsey’s fastest barista, Conor Cummins was top of the Superbike times on Sunday’s TT 2019 practice. After four days, and nine cancelled qualifying sessions in a row, conditions improved enough on Sunday afternoon for sidecars to get out on track for two laps, followed by Superbikes and Superstocks and finally for the TT Zeroes to…
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MotoGP: Petrucci tells Marquez ‘not today’ in crazy Italian GP
Petrucci rode a perfect race to prove his worth and give Ducati a perfect homecoming at the Gran Premio D’Italia Oakley It was a classic encounter at the wonderful Mugello circuit for the Gran Premio D’Italia Oakley, as Mission Winnow Ducati’s Danilo Petrucci overcame last lap madness, a Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) onslaught and…
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TT 2019: Sidecars set for 15:00 start after day of delays
After another afternoon of delays organisers have confirmed sidecars are set to head out on track at 15:00. With the schedule slipping through the afternoon due to cloud cover on the mountain section of the Course there’s now no longer time for a Lightweight qualifying session before the end of the road closure order at…
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TT 2019: New schedule for Sunday: Sidecars out first
A further update to the Sunday qualifying schedule has seen the order rejigged to put sidecars out first, for a two lap practice session. Issued at 10:45, Sunday 2nd June 12:00 Mountain road closes 12:45 Rest of Course closes 13:30 Sidecar (2 laps) 14:15 Supersport / Lightweight 15:00 Superbike/Superstock/Supersport 16:50 TT Zero 17:30 Roads open…
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TT 2019: Qualifying set to resume as forecast improves
Sunday looks like being the day TT 2019 gets back on track, with an afternoon of qualifying for all classes planned. With no track action since Tuesday due to a prolonged period of overcast and rain, particularly affecting the Mountain section of the TT Course, it will be a relief to fans, riders, teams and…
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MotoGP: Rossi, Dovizioso, Lorenzo, Rins and Pirro set to fight in Q1
Meanwhile, Mission Winnow Ducati’s Danilo Petrucci topped FP3 with the fastest ever lap of Mugello Q1 at the Gran Premio d’Italia Oakley looks set to be an all-out brawl with Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP), Andrea Dovizioso (Mission Winnow Ducati), Jorge Lorenzo (Repsol Honda Team), Alex Rins (Ecstar Suzuki Team), Michele Pirro (Mission Winnow…
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